EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tim Duncan scored seven of his 21 points in a 20-point San Antonio spurt to start the second quarter and the Spurs took advantage of the absence of All-Star guard Jason Kidd to beat the New Jersey Nets 107-82 on Tuesday night.

Tony Parker added 19 points and Manu Ginobili had 14 as the Spurs avoided tying their season-high three-game losing streak with their third win in eight games.

Vince Carter had 18 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Nets, who also were without two other starters who have been sidelined for a while — center Nenad Krstic and forward Richard Jefferson.

Rookie Marcus Williams had nine points and a career-high 10 assists starting for Kidd, who will miss final two games before the All-Star break with a lower back strain. His status for the NBA midseason classic on Sunday in Las Vegas is uncertain.

The Spurs, who still have the fourth-best record in the league despite their recent slide, used a 12-4 run at the end of the first quarter and the 20-0 spurt to start the second in beating the Nets for the eighth straight time, a streak that dates to 2002.

Down 16-12 with less than 5 minutes to play in the first quarter, Ginobili entered the game and got the Spurs going. He scored five points and added two assists, the second on a 3-pointer by Robert Horry that helped San Antonio take a 26-22 lead.

Ginobili started and ended the 20-point run with a jumper and two free throws. Duncan, who added a team-high eight rebounds, took over after that. He converted a three-point play and a layup on consecutive possessions and later added two free throws.

The Nets were lost for the first 6-plus minutes of the quarter. They missed their first 13 shots and didn’t score until Carter hit a free throw on a defensive three seconds technical foul, drawing a sarcastic cheer from the crowd at the Continental Airlines Arena.